The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the Flying Eagles on Sunday at the Abuja National Stadium emerged champions of the six-team tournament held from January 24 to February 1
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The national under-20 female team had on Wednesday come from behind to beat England 2-1 in their final Group C match in Canada
Dike, who stunned their South Korean opponent with an early goal at the weekend, believes the Falconets will consolidate on their previous form at the competition
Assifuah grabbed the honours, although his country, which won the tournament in 2009, could only manage a third-place finish in Turkey after dispatching Iraq 3-0
Maigari said: “I have very high confidence in the ability of the home-based professionals to acquit themselves well against the Ivorians. They have been part of Coach Stephen Keshi’s rebuilding for almost two years now and most of them have enjoyed opportunities to play against some of the biggest teams in Africa and the world
Nigeria’s man of the moment, Ajagun, almost opened the scoring with a superb lob, from the right of the penalty area while running at full pace, but Sandy Sanchez was relieved to see it land on the roof of the net
In their opening Group B match at the Kadir Has Stadium, watched by a crowd of 10,428, the Nigerian side rallied from two goals down to give hopes of a stunning comeback
Among African countries that have participated at the tournament, Nigeria holds the best record with three semi-final appearances, beaten finalists in 1989 and 2005, third in 1985
The statement said the team moved from Munich in Germany, to Istanbul in Turkey, and from there connected a local flight to Kayseri
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the team is currently fine-tuning its preparations for the 19th edition of the World Cup billed to hold from June 21 to July 13 in Turkey